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Trent Hatfield Professor Cassel English 1201- 27 October 2015 Gun Violence The United States is one of the few countries were the right to bear arms is protected by the constitution. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most violent with incidents involving guns this year reaching an estimated 36,212 and an approximate 9,050 deaths (“Gun Violence Archive”). There are an estimated 310 million firearms in households across American, these are only estimates because current gun laws do not require

Gun control is not one issue, but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue, to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue, an education issue, a racial issue, and a political issue, among others. Why should citizens be allowed to have guns? Many people ask that question and many people wonder why is the question even asked when you are a responsible citizen and want to be able to protect yourself and your family as well as be able to enjoy hunting. Many people question

Pierce Hodges Mrs. Desanto Research paper Feb 9, 2015 A Call to Ban the use of Guns by Civilians Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” (citation) Guns are a major source of crisis in our nation today, and as President Eisenhower speaks to in this quote, firearms take something away from society. We are supposed to be a

Promised a helping hand, security, and affordable living, residents of Chicago’s public housing soon found themselves in dilapidated, drug-infested, crime-filled, isolated centers of despair. During a time in which most American citizens could easily turn their eyes from the struggles of the poor, Sudhir Venkatesh’s Gang Leader for a Day took readers into the depths of the world in which the poor resided. Through Venkatesh’s work, readers are inadvertently introduced to broader sociological concepts

government enacted it’s first gun control act. The National Firearms Act was enacted in 1934, as stated in “Firearm Laws, Regulations, and Ordinances,” edited by Sandra Alters, in response to the increased criminal and gangster activity as a result of prohibition (19). This act aimed to make it more difficult to acquire specific firearms by establishing a $200 tax on firearms (Alters, ed. 19). In 1968, the Gun Control Act was passed and

did not have an easy time finding housing or reconnecting with the communities, oftentimes requiring relocation into undesirable public housing projects. Mayor David L. Lawrence followed the recommendation of the NAACP and implemented a fair housing act in 1958 to reduce racial discrimination (Trotter and Day 2010), which came three years after demolition of the neighborhood began. This meant that while the damage had been done to the community, both built and social, the opportunity to integrate

000 crimes were prevented, per year, because the assailant either knew the victim was armed, or the victim used their firearm to prevent the crime. These numbers do not include the nearly 500,000 home invasions that were prevented or stopped in the act when the homeowner was discovered to be armed. (Agresti, 2010). Over the last thirty years though, gun ownership has shown a steady decline. Statistics show that in 1980, gun ownership was one out of every three Americans; in 2010 that rate had fallen

provides the difference between life and death. To many people in today’s society, emotions that arise from sensitive situations may result in the use of violence in order to receive closure. Guns, for example, are deadly weapons used to accomplish these acts, and when people fail to yield the use of guns, problems arise. Gun control is a well disputed argument regarding the regulations enacted upon the withdrawal from guns. History of Gun Control and the Origins of the Problem Gun control involves laws

Wealth Gap in America America has a lengthy history on how it became the powerful country it is today, and although its history can be interrupted in many ways (depending who you ask) one thing that is for certain is that wealth has yet to be distributed equally amongst minorities. According to the article “Income inequality matter; Extreme gap in wealth makes society unstable.” Philip Meyer claims that the wealth gap between whites and minorities has existed since Ronald Reagans’ term of presidency

standpoint is No. With this in mind, it is necessary to be informed of the responsibilities, advantages and disadvantages of owning a gun. Additionally, we will tackle the National Firearms Act of 1934, which addresses taxing the firearms that only covers two types of handguns. Even more, the Gun Control Act of 1968, the legislation that was passed to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in firearms which includes the importation, prohibited persons and licensing provisions. As well as the Brady